Charlie Dent

Three dozen anti-abortion protesters converged Tuesday in downtown Allentown following the release of a third secretly taped video that shows Planned Parenthood officials describing, in graphic terms, how aborted fetal tissue is harvested and donated for research. Clutching handmade signs in front of Planned Parenthood's doors, the protesters called on lawmakers to investigate and strip funding from Planned Parenthood. No federal funding can be used for abortions. Planned Parenthood received $528 million from the government toward its $1.3 billion budget for other services such as health screenings, contraception and pelvic exams. Joyce Mazalewski, a 59-year-old grandmother from...

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